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On this date in 1967 I attended my first professional golf tournament…The old “Tournament of Champions” was held annually in Las Vegas….usually at the old “Desert Inn” golf course but because Howard Hughes had bought the Inn it was forced to change venues, to the Stardust;s golf course….think “Casino” and the plane landing on the (7th) fairway in that movie…..
Well, this day in 1967 the opening round featured Arny vs. Jack…..Most of the crowd was with them of course……Interedtingly, as this was an “unofficial” stop on the PGA Tour, some protocols were not followed…..There was a club maker there who had a new putter out and the deal he made with the PGA folks was he would pay every player to use his putter on the front 9 on the first day…The only model he had available was his “Original” model….and honestly sounded like a tuning fork when the club contacted the ball….Most players (including Arny and Jack, abandoned the putter after the front 9…but some used it the entire 18. It was a major coup for some guy name Karsten Solheim and his fledgling golf company, Ping.
Come Sunday, the winner was Canadian George Knutson, famous for his sweet swing and dark glasses. My highlight was a brief 1 on 1 conversation I had with Jack Nicklaus outside the locker room after his round….he was on a cigarette break 🤐….Asked me why I wasn’t in school….where was I from…and that he really liked playing golf collegiately at Finkbine…. It was quite a day fro a kid from town Ioway…..
A guy that I played against regularly in junior tournaments in the mid to late 70s had one of those early model Ping putters. Of course, we had to walk during matches, and every step it would bump against another club and would like a damn bell ringing.
DING DING DING DING. Damn near drove me crazy, but good motivation to beat him.
Good start to this golf year. I have been on the golf forever program for over a year now as well.
Prior to this year, I had one eagle in my life. So far, 2024, after about 10 rounds or so, I have had 4 eagle putts, making one. Yesterday, facing a strong and gusty easterly wind.. par 5; nailed a drive, still had about 230-240 to the green. My second shot, I caught a 3 wood flush as I’ve ever hit one in my life. It stayed pretty low, penetrating the strong winds and it landed on the dry ground took a few bounces and stopped on the green, leaving a 10 footer for eagle, I missed it, but that feeling of flushing a 3 wood is just about as good as sex.
Looking forward to this season, my 2 person scramble partner is playing the best he ever has, so we are looking for compete more.
Prior to this year, I had one eagle in my life. So far, 2024, after about 10 rounds or so, I have had 4 eagle putts, making one. Yesterday, facing a strong and gusty easterly wind.. par 5; nailed a drive, still had about 230-240 to the green. My second shot, I caught a 3 wood flush as I’ve ever hit one in my life. It stayed pretty low, penetrating the strong winds and it landed on the dry ground took a few bounces and stopped on the green, leaving a 10 footer for eagle, I missed it, but that feeling of flushing a 3 wood is just about as good as sex.
Looking forward to this season, my 2 person scramble partner is playing the best he ever has, so we are looking for compete more.
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This is the way the Golf Gods tell you (the golfer) “we are getting ready to phuque with you”…next thing you know, you’ll be applying for Scottish citizenship. Good luck in your quest, however.
I saw a report that Liv is getting him a giant bag of cash
Does anyone watch LIV golf…. On TV, much less in person?
I’m thinking LIV has hurt PGA viewership numbers…but it hasn’t enhanced golf viewership in general. LIV numbers are next to nothing…
Yes he is…
Remindful of Tiger is some ways…
He’s walking in an I-beam and his competitors are walking on a wire…
Remindful of Tiger is some ways…
He’s walking in an I-beam and his competitors are walking on a wire…
PGA Tour doesn’t even think to move up tee times by an hour with rain predicted.
Scottie's caddie would be in the top 50 in player earnings.
I would organize a betting pool to pay her to schedule her C-Section so I can fade Scottie.
Damn it. I knew the first one was that site but it was a good gif.
Missed it on the second one. Shit!
Ummm, Greg, Scottie just beat your best guys at the Masters a week ago....
It’s incredible how often the Tour messes this up. Not sending groups of 3 off 1 & 10 when the day is going to be short, late tee times too often when darkness could be an issue…they have the best weather models money can buy at their fingertips, and don’t use it. So frustrating. Having a tournament finish on a Monday is such a hassle for so very many people.
Really is.
Plus they are horrible in promoting their stars. There should be golf equivalent shows of Hard Knocks and Inside the NBA.
And they suck with TV coverage - spread over 5 networks - and apps - compare the PGA Tour app to the Masters app.
They are amateur hour compared to the major leagues.
I’m guessing 1 million but I have no idea or basis - total wild add guess.
Got to thinking about it, I bet it’s more like $2,069,420 .. every phase of this project was custom, imagine all the costs just to get the specs right in the planning stage?
But I now know, if I ever win the lottery, what my first splurge will be.
And then Nelly Korda just won the Chevron for her 5th win in a row. Scottie has some work to do.
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